World championship silver medallist Amit Panghal out-punched Scotland’s Lennon Mulligan in a unanimous decision.
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World championship silver medallist Amit Panghal out-punched Scotland’s Lennon Mulligan in a unanimous decision. In the quarter-final bout, Amit tired his Scottish opponent through his rock-solid defense and responded with infrequent yet powerful counter-attacks. With this win, he advanced to the semi-final of the men’s flyweight and confirmed a medal for India. This will be Amit’s second medal at the Commonwealth Games.
Amit had bagged a silver medal after losing to Galai Yafai of England in the men’s flyweight finals at Gold Coast 2018. The 26-year-old is an Asian Games gold medallist which he achieved in Jakarta, Indonesia. Amit also became the first male boxer to win Silver in the World Boxing Championships in 2019.
The live coverage of the Commonwealth Games 2022 will be available on different networks across the world. In the Indian subcontinent, it will be telecast LIVE from Birmingham on Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 2, Sony TEN 3, Sony SIX, and Sony TEN 4. The live streaming will be available on the Sony LIV app or website. Elsewhere, BBC will telecast LIVE in the United Kingdom, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in Canada, Seven Network in Australia, Sky NZ in New Zealand, Mediacorp in Singapore, S4C in Wales, and ESPN in the USA.
The semi-final match of Men’s flyweight between Amit Panghal vs Patrick Chinyemba will take place at around 3:30 pm IST on August 6, 2022.
Nikhat Zareen, Mohammed Hussamuddin, Nitu Ghanghas, Jaismine, and Sagar Ahlawat have assured medals in Boxing by entering the semi-finals. Nikhat produced a dominating 5-0 victory against Helen Jones of Wales. Hussamuddin beat Namibia’s Tryagain Ndevelo 4-1 in a split decision. Nitu Ghanghas assured India’s first medal in boxing as she got past Nicole Clyde in the quarters. Young Jaismine won her quarter-final bout with a 4-1 split verdict over New Zealand’s Troy Garton. Sagar got past Keddy Evans in a unanimous decision.
